Where does “chemisa” come from?

chemisa (Franco-Provençal) comes from Late Latin camisia, from Proto-Germanic hamiþiją, from Proto-Indo-European ḱam- — part of a harness; cover, clothes.

chemisa (Franco-Provençal): shirt

Definitions

  1. shirt

Ancestry of “chemisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincamisiashirt; nightgown; alb
2Proto-Germanichamiþijąshirt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱam-part of a harness; cover, clothes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱam- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamiþiją →Every word from Late Latin camisia →